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New Study: Acidifying Ocean Destroying Sea Butterflies
Tiny, delicate marine snails called pteropods are a key part of the marine food web. New research indicates they are dissolving to a greater extent than previously thought because of ocean acidification.
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Despite Deadline, Still No Education Funding Plan From Washington State...
The state Supreme Court will not get the K-12 education funding plan it demanded from the state Legislature by the end of April.The court called for the plan in January after finding that state...
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Metro Briefs King County Council On Proposed Service Reductions
A committee of the King County Council heard some of the particulars behind Metro Transit’s proposed plan to reduce service by 16 percent after voters rejected Proposition 1 last week.
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Jerry Brewer: 'A Lot Of People' Complicit In Donald Sterling's Bad Behavior
On Tuesday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver ordered that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling be banned from the team and the NBA for life. The announcement came after Sterling's racist remarks were...
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Hemp: The Emerging Crop In The Global Economy
Ross Reynolds speaks with Doug Fine, a self-described comedic investigative journalist, about his new book, "Hemp Bound: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Next Agricultural Revolution."Fine spoke...
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Why Colleges Are Rebranding Rape To Nonconsensual Sex
Marcie Sillman talks with Al Jazeera reporter Claire Gordon about how the term 'non-consensual sex' took off and why colleges are using it instead of rape in their sexual misconduct policies.
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Legislature's Report On Education Funding 'Highly Unlikely' To Satisfy...
Marcie Sillman talks with KUOW's Ann Dornfeld about the Washington State Legislature's progress on fulfilling the state Supreme Court's education mandate.Wednesday is the deadline for the Legislature's...
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Digital Ticket Exhaustion The Reported Cause Behind April 911 Outage
CenturyLink has given Washington state investigators an explanation for the six-hour 911 service outage earlier this month that prevented 4,500 emergency calls from getting through.In a report filed...
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Marching For Immigration Reform On May Day
David Hyde talks with Juan Jose Bocanegra, chairman of the May First Action Coalition, about the annual May Day march for immigration reform.
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Why Europe Finds American Apples Distasteful
David Hyde speaks with Sonya Lunder, senior scientist with the Environmental Working Group, about the European Union's ban of diphenylamine. The post-harvest pesticide dip is applied to most...
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Regulating Caffeine: How Much Is Too Much?
Ross Reynolds speaks with journalist Murray Carpenter about his book, “Caffeinated: How Our Daily Habit Helps, Hurts, and Hooks Us."The book takes a closer look at the common drug we take for granted...
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National Minimum Wage Bill Dies In The Senate
David Hyde talks with Steven Sloan, deputy congressional editor for Politico, about why the federal minimum wage bill failed.
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Could Metro Cut Costs But Still Keep Bus Service?
Marcie Sillman talks with the Washington Policy Center's Bob Pishue about why he says King County Metro Transit should manage its budget better rather than cut bus service. King County voters rejected...
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Canada's Middle Class Surpasses U.S. Middle Class
David Hyde talks with Vaughn Palmer, columnist for the Vancouver Sun, about the latest news from Canada.
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As Heroin Booms, Recovery Clinics Struggle To Keep Up
Heroin, the drug of the 90s, is back and thriving in Washington state.“A hot batch of heroin hits the streets, and we will know it in a couple of hours because of the overdoses,” Hoquiam Police Chief...
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Mayor Murray: $18.13 Minimum Wage By 2025
Seattle’s minimum wage could increase to $18.13 an hour within the next decade, according to Mayor Ed Murray's office.Speaking at Town Hall on Thursday, Murray said that large businesses would have to...
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Microsoft Takes Advantage Of Relaxed Game Console Ban In China
Microsoft may have found a way to pull ahead of the Sony Playstation — in China.The company partnered this week with a Chinese company to bring its Xbox One gaming console out of the black market and...
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Mayor Murray Talks Minimum Wage Plan
Marcie Sillman talks with Mayor Ed Murray about the plan to get Seattle's minimum wage up to $15 an hour.
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15Now Reacts To Mayor Murray's Minimum Wage Proposal
Marcie Sillman speaks with Jesse Lessinger, an organizer for 15Now, about Seattle Mayor Ed Murray's proposal to gradually increase the minimum wage.
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What's Next For Mayor Murray's Minimum Wage Proposal?
David Hyde talks with Erica C. Barnett, news editor at PubliCola, about what must happen next for Seattle Mayor Ed Murray's minimum wage proposal to pass the City Council.
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